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  2. Hey Dedue, what're you doing here? You need [cdb]something?
  3. No, but I must ask. What are you doing here?
  4. Just, y'know, making sure all the equipment's in [cdb]good shape.
  5. With how rough yesterday's battle was, I figured it [cdb]couldn't hurt to round up all the weapons that got [cdb]broken and try my hand at fixing them.
  6. I see.
  7. Sorry, should I not have taken them out at night or [cdb]something? You're giving me this look like you don't [cdb]trust me.
  8. You have His Majesty's trust. I will not lay a hand [cdb]on you.
  9. But I would like to better understand who you are.
  10. Complain about his mistrust.
  11. Agree with his judgment.
  12. C'mon. We've spent two whole years together and [cdb]you're still giving me the side eye?
  13. Time does not make a potential traitor any less [cdb]a traitor.
  14. I guess you have a point there. And I'm sure you've [cdb]seen plenty of betrayal at the capital.
  15. Makes sense to me. I'm still just a newcomer, and my [cdb]background's unclear at best.
  16. My apologies.
  17. Nah, it's fine. I'd be suspicious of me too if I [cdb]were you.
  18. Besides, I don't exactly wanna go losing my employer [cdb]either. So feel free to keep as many eyes out as you [cdb]think necessary.
  19. Dimitri clearly needs all the help he can get. I mean, [cdb]he made me a commanding officer without so much [cdb]as a second thought to my past or my intentions.
  20. Yet that conviction makes people follow him.
  21. And I agree with his decision. Having you close by [cdb]is convenient.
  22. What, so you can keep a better eye on me?
  23. Eh, it doesn't really matter. As long as he's paying me, I'll do whatever I've gotta do to win for him.
  24. Oh, and if I do anything suspicious, you're more than [cdb]welcome to cut me down right then and there.
  25. A very "mercenary" response.
  26. Well yeah, that's what I am. I might've risen the [cdb]ranks, and I might have my own unit now, but I'm [cdb]still a merc at heart.
  27. As long as I get the results, everything else—like trust [cdb]and respect—will follow.
  28. At least that's what my old captain, Berling, [cdb]taught me.
  29. So I guess I don't have much choice but to just keep [cdb]at it till I earn your trust.
  30. I see. Now, these weapon repairs will take time. Allow me to aid you.
  31. You sure you don't mean "keep an eye on me"? Glad to have your help though, Dedue.